Weekly Reveille, Volume 37, Number 31, Vevay, Switzerland County, 25 January 1855 — Page 2

Ju W'/ricM introduce*!. By ISFr. Newcomb, relative to relieving, county Treasurer.! who have nuenrrent Fite Bank paper on hand.—adopted. I / By Air. Mcrrifield,. that the Auditor of 'Stale report to this Howe the number of white male inhahitanrs in this State over| twenty-one years of age.—Adopted. j

iiii be mi stricken ■ io\y;i within the present Congress. Mr. "Sonic, Minister to tho Court of ,S[i;ini; li'i'i MNtpfrirtl; jin*} the President lueiiinated and the Senate promptly ron.IdJni f, Brecki’nriilg\ of Ivy., te HU the vacancy. Few will regret the resignation of Mr. Sonic. It was an unfortunate appointment, and has shed nothing btil disgrace'on those who made it. lh:l the appointment of his'successor will make ample amends for the error of the first appointment to so high a position as that of American Minister to the Court of Spain. Dios.

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By Air. Kill’s, relative to the manlier in which petitions shall be presented—adopted. By Mr. Karl, that the House will, the Senate concurring go into the election of nil officers to be elected by this House.— Lost '

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By Mr. Logon, inqmringiuto tho expediency of consolidating all road laws.— adopted. ■ By Mr. Hadsdcll, inquiring into tho exiwdiency of making any person who may own stock in any bank; and who sl-all hny up any hills on said bank, al less than their fare, guilty Of felony, and prescribing punishment for the same.— adopted. ■ > -

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Indian;! Legislature. .Wehsesd.vv, Jan. 17. tSn.vhTE.—Mr. Hendry from the Judiciary Commitee reported hack tlie hi!) in relation to making out final records In (drums of the State, it considering legislation on the subject inexpedient. Concurred in. Mr. McCIeary from the same ('oinmiltcc reported hack, the hill amendatory to section 1 of an act exempting property from execution, it considering legislation on tin subject inexpedient. Several hills were reported hack, and engrossed for a second lending. ;

Conv-ijviiftlcrco «>f Cm Itcv elite. LETTEIt. mOJI WASHIXCTOX.. Wahiu-vgtox, Jah. 17, 1855. . Messrs. Editors: — Congress seems rc- . solvwl to go to work m earnest; the hour of meeting has; Won changed to 11 o'clock,'instead of 12, and they . hate commenced holding night sessions—a circumstance rather riniiKtiril so long before the day of final adjournment. On Monday last three bilks were introduced, making appropriations lor improving the Ohio and Mississippi Hirers, and after being read twice were referred lo fhe*appropriate committee. . Should Congress pass bills of this kind, them is no doubt but that the President wonld sign them, without hesitaaw. During tlic same day, after the House had gone into Committee of the Whole; air. Stephens, of,Georgia, addressed the Committee, in reply to Mr. ( ■ampl’cll, of Ohio, with a view to vindicate his legislative'character from the charge of inconsistency,; raadp by Mr. Campbell, on the occasion of that gentleman’s late reply to Mr. Stephens; - I did hot hear him on this occasion, nor havc l seen the speech in print, but hear that his reply v/as all that his most ardent admirers criuld have wished. At the evening Railroad bil I was under consjdora tion; not exactly under consideration cither, for.when the House resolve itself Into Committee of! ■ m ■ ‘ '-V,; .]• . j the Whole, and take up a - subject, it is very seldom die members speak upon that pariicnlar.subject, but they take that occasion to speak upon what over subject they see proper, and it is regarded as legitimate, .So, upon this occasion, some gentle men’ occnpiedlhc attention, of the House upon the Cnban question, and one on the subject of the secret order, known j as the ‘‘Know Nothings,” taking grounds j in fivorof tlio Order, its objects ail'd its i aims, advocating the repeal of the natu- j ral nation laws, and the entire exclusion ■ of foreigners from the ballot-box.; This; gentleman was Mr. Smith, of Alabama;1 and one of his reasons-for the position! ho takes is,- that all foreigners.cast their J votes and influence against £ho institution of slareiT. Upon this subject of “Know Nothingism” t have real and beard so much that I am almost tired out with it, ■ but recently I read an address delivered' by Henry 'Wiml Bucher, at Hartford,! Connect ictii, in which he speaks of- the I “Know Notbings” in a way and mariner r that meets my entire; approbation;arid ij heartily; agree with tho* sentiments ad- j vauccil by him in that address, ; ;; At the! same; time: l am; proud to say that the ■ number, of. describotl by .Mr. Eccchcr, who; hail from, the Western States, are comparatively few, but it was no doubt- applicablc to the locality in which the - address ’was pronounced and circulated. h Allow me to subinit one short extract fiom Uio address above alluded to. Hero .it Is :

By .Mi- Todd, inquiring into the expou’eiicy of establishing a hank with, branchres and authorizing the use of the Trust Knuds properly sc cured.-—'lost, ■ By Mr. Iliidscll, iuqniring into the expediency of iisscssiug-.ii uix, sufficient to m.-rntiuh sdioaissix months during each year. Adopts I. Tiie hill to repeal tho seven Ji Judicial -District was read a iliiitl rime, "and 'after a lengthy and animated discussion was passed. Mr.-Test, moved to, amend the Bile by adding and ra organize al2lV Judicial Circuit.—adopted, y . ' Home adjourned. Thursday, Jan. IS.

Jlr. Knighiiy from the Judiciary Committee reported that it considered legislation on the subject of jehedating the former Grand Jury system inexpedient.™ Concurrwl hi.

Mr. Mansfield from, the Committee on Roads, reported back Iho resolution Snaking toll on roads 50 per cent, liighcr, and recommended its reference to the Committee* on Corporations. It waa also referred.' ■ -I 1: ■ 1 ; Resolutions, i-

Senatt.—Ou motion of Air; Enscy, the Committee on Banks were directed to inquire into the expediency of providing for an meveasedf the Free Bank securities.

; Air. Harris introduced a joint resolution on, the subject of Free Banks, which, on suspension of the. rules, was read a second time anil referred. : ’Mr/Drew'introduced a bill organizing the I3th Judicial Circuit.

Ry Mr. Helm, rcqriirstirig the Auditor of State to report vrhatTecs he had rcOeive>l from Free Bariks for services rendered to them. ; ■ ? - . By Mr. Suit, instructing iho Committee on Finance to report a bill fixing tile salary of the Governor at that of Sripreme and Circuit Judges at $2,000. Lost—ayes 18, now 31. f / By Mr.; licarsa, niter a lengthy amble, resolvcil, that Geo. W, Chapman having received tho highest nmnlrcr of votes cast for Senator in the counties of [Huntington and Wells, ho is entitled to j the scat, and tho President.bo directed to administer to him tho oath of ollice. ; On motion of Mr. Harris the frirtlior consideration of the resolution andinibjeet;matter was postponed and made the special order for Friday next. 1

' ■ " niJ-S VAS6EI). ' An actanthorjzing executors to make sale of. realty under orders, of; sale procured by their predecessor. . A bill, creating the 12lU Judicial Circuit, consisting of the counties of Benton, Jasper, White and Tippecanoe. ; * Tho bill, on its third reading,;.to adjust the Gibson Seminary ■ township * claim, was; oh motion, laid on the table,’and 150 copies of the bill, the report, of tho Committee; ami the last act of Congress'ou the subject, bo printed. - / A bill to amend the 13th section of an net providing.for the election and of qualSllcalioh of Justices of the Peace;* >

- News fiom Constantinople,' *..*.ys fdcge works'had advanced fa*, tti.a direct communication had ‘ Ikvh p rev i hotwceii die giirtispirof Sevastopol the Russian forces at Jkdoklav.i. Ai1 1fioiigh tlio woiks mo in ft .very foi-w:; \< \ .scnoiui can he micMpLoi hofori) llie 15tJi of Janna.y. ■ The'Turkish government exeu-ire great dilligenccinprovidingsuppliesof amnmiiilion, .ulhd Allies. : Trchizpndo Ictteraconiaiu news thai .in; Russian artnycncampod at Itaf.tzi.;, bad advanced to Sopak Italic)),und some cm::slcniiiiioh prevailed atTrehizundc, wise, j thega.vison was strong but badly- o:g. .uOaod. ‘ • , . On iho 28d of Nov./a strong ‘foree attacked the redoubt at Kailt-L— I'Jlic garrison, a idol hy English -and IV | Ii--.li ofticcis, repulsed the attack; i.-nt uie I situat-on is.sttll precarious, The Unsdans formed at various points with native ndii:ia, with Russian OlHcenf. ’ ilecklcc Pasha was. ordered .<> .aka command of .he army in Asia and ■ ilw Dal tie. important .changes are I.-ting made among die higher offices of the Russian n.inv,* Gen. de Ron* has ore a anf . , > * r . . n i j-pu.ntm Commandant in Finland. , | The return-of the Boanl of Trade of I Great Britain, for the month ending iVe. • Dili, showsa decrease of exports of nearly , £2,000,000 sterling. ■ | 'idle London 'Hines has created const’derahle excitement in advocating, in the boldest' terms, the immediate removal of Raglan from command, on tlic ground of incompctcncy. The Times is also down oh the Ministry, and indicates that the Manpiis Dalhonicy, the present governor of India, Is the only man capable of tho position of Minister of War. ; ThoQuecn has written ah autograph letter, sympathising with Uie wounded sbldiciT, ' \ ; . / ■- •' .: .-Fbamcb.—Sabscriptions- to. the hew Loan ; opened on the 2d; 5 , G obd bnsinc>s done, wUh'cousklerablo Vniris -froth ling-, land. i'/Tho Baltic fleet tod been onlcrcvl to assemble. .. ’ ‘ ■ The Spanish government,"it is said* looks coldly oh the English proposals to enlist soldiers for, the war. Tho Buko of Sevillano succeeds Colavado, as Minister of Finance.

Bills. t By Mr. Freeland, a bill fixing thc’timc of holding tlm Circuit CourUs in tho ,3d Judicial Circuit. 1 Passed to a second reading. ; f By Mr. Crouse, an act in relation to Plank, Macademized and Graveled roads, j Parsed to a second reading. By Mr. Hawthorn, an act amendatory to an net relating to . Swamp Lauds. Passed to a second reading. - . By Mr. Wilson, n bill providing for the preservation of a comity newspaper, in the ofiico of each Auditor in the Slate. Passed to a second reading.

A bill to give the Circuit Coart, concurrent jurisdiction with the Court of Common Fleas, in cases'of riot. The bill on its third reading, to amend certain sections of the School Law, relating lb the transfer from one County to another, of tho excess of tho school funds, was, oh motion, laid oh the table. . Air. Alexander, front the Committed bn Banks* reported back a joint resolution,; recommending its passage. Concurred in. j ' Air. Hawthorn, from- tho Committee on j Colorations, TCportcd back a bill, which ] was ordered to bo engrossed for. a third j reading. ! : Air. llugg, from the Committee on tiro i Organization of. Courts, reported back j tho resolution as to the ; expediency of j abolishing tho present, system of the] Court of Common Pleas, it considering it inexpedient to abolish it. Concurred in. ' " V; 1 / . . . d

JiillsPwscd. .An act supplemental to nn act regulating the sale of Swamp Lands. An act'supplemental to an act to; provide for tl’o election and qualification, of Justice of the Peace. ; j An act for tho Wnefit of the horrowers of the School .fund -and purchasers of School lands. ' 'I ;

An act to provide for the election and compensation of Attorney General. An act extending tho terms of the Circuit Courts by adjonrmnont when the pending business bholl be unfinished.— Senate adjonmed.

- AFTEUKOON SESSION. Senate mot, and went into Committee of the Whole on the bill allowing 10 pci- cent, interest on Written contracts. After considerable debate; Messrs. Holbrook, Ham’s, and Spann taking the affirmative, ami Messrs, Griggs, AVillard, Shields and Wood in the negative, the question was continued milil Saturday, and the ('oumiittco rose. Mr. Vamlevcnler introduced a resolution that the Committee on Elections have the power to send for papers and documents in the case of the contested scat of Mr. McDowell. Some discussion arose on the resolution, pending which a motion to ajoum prevailed. House. —Mr. Hardin presented a petition on the subject of distributing school fund.

AKTEIlNOOX SESSIOX. i. On motion of Mr. Cravens, the doorkeeper was directed to .substitute tho daily for the weekly Republican, and the usual number of copies furnished the Senate.

nuts. By Mr. Brew, a bill for the relief of the heirs of Thomas Smith of Vanderburgh County, which on suspension of rules was read a second time and referred. By Mr. Rugg, a hill to provide for the election of U. S. Senator.

■. “He opposed the ‘Know Nothings/ and said that the idea of danger to American institutions from the influx of! foreigners, was as absurd as would ho the: belief that the waters of the* Atlantic ocean could he tnmed to milk by emptying into them all. the milk pans of the country’. ‘When I cat chicken/said Mr. Beecher, /! don’t become chicken— thicken becomes me/* ■ ‘So it- is/ ho continued, witli the' Irishmen and Gormans who pour into' this country—they,come to the digestion of a young Republic, which ‘swallows them as ■ foreigners, bnt turns them into Americans/ Ho thought that there was infinitely less to fear from the industrious and hardy Irishman, who comes among us-with his pick-axe! and | spado, than there was from the comipt- j ing inliuence of those ‘degenerate sons of j net degenerate sires/ who, horn on Amor-1 ican soil, think it needful to go to En-1 rope to get an education, and after trav-: cling over the continent and misrepresenting all that is American, come back to their native land tilled-with supreme disgust of everything American, and af-, foetal admiration of monarchial customs. Those snohs were well descried in dolin Randolph's reply to one of their own kind in Congress, who twitted the sarcastic gentleman from Roanoke on hia 'fume edttcai'on,' to which Randolph responded thus; “The gentleman reminds mo of the lands about the head waters of the Monongahela, which are poor by nature, and cultivation has entirely exhausted them!”

Ry Mr. Richardson, of St. Joseph, a hill to prevent injuries and loss of life on Railroads, and to provide for the licemdng of Engineers and Conductors, which on suspension of lhe rules was read a second lime, and one hundred copies onlored to be printed. Senate then adjourned. llou.sn—Petitions were presented hy Messrs. Bnskirk, Hunt, Cotton, Newcomb, McFarland, Slurgiss and Todd. Jtcjwts f/ Committees '

REPORT OP COW1HTTEE8. By Mr. MeMurray, reporting back a hill to regulate the publication of’legal notices, with amendments, which were agreed to, and the bill ordered to bo engrossed. By Mr. Murray, reporting back a bill to amend an act to abridge and simplify the pleadings, forms, die, in Courts, iecommending tbiit it be indefinitely post puiiud, which report was concurred in. By Mr. Murray; that it is inexpedient to legisl'i:o further upon the subject of making out complete records in Conrts of Common Fleas. Report concurred in, and Committee discharged. By 31 r. Trmder, reporting back a bill to regulate the election of United Slates Senator, with amendment, llcport laid on the table.

By Mv. Murry, from the Judiciary Commitlco reporting back the bill to amend an act defining misdemeanors ami punishments therefor, with amendments, which worn agreed to ami the bill ordered to be engrossed. By Mr. Busk Irk, from Committee on Corporations reporting back a bill rela* live to incorporating cities, with amendments which were'agreed to and the bill ordered to be engrossed. By Mr. Wheeler,'from Commitlco on Swamp Lands, that it iV inexpedient to reduce the price of swamp lands. Concurred in.

By Mr. Hargrove, reporting back a bill to regulate and establish ferries, with amendments which were agreed to,, and the bill ordered to bo engrossed. By Mr. Ilanlin, relative to bridges. By the same, relative to the transfer of township business.

By Mr. Smith of Perry, from Committee on Foes and Salaries, reporting hack a bill relative to indexing records, etc., with amendments, which were agreed to and the bill ordered to be engrossed. By Mr. Murry, from a Select Committee, reporting back a bill to fix the time of holding Common Pleas Courts in the several counties of the State, with amendments, which were agreed to and tho bill entered to be engrossed. By Mr. Clark of Steuben, from select Committee on the excitement of the limes, and reporting a joint resolution that the Governor lx) ordered to instruct our Hi: progenia lives and Senators.to vote' for tlie restoration of the Missouri'Conipruinkc.—Concurred in.

ItEBOLUnOKa IXTRODUCED. By Mr. Frazer, that the Auditor bo requested to report to this House, what amount if any, of the swamp lands have been absolved on account of patents to purchasers, and why have patents not been made for more than 40 acres.— Adopted. By Mr. Newcomb, to fence and ornament public grounds north of tho State House. Adopted^ By Mr. Dickerson, requiring county Auditors to mako out a list of road tax by the 1st of September. Adopted. By nr. Monks, that the Committee on Temperance report a prohibitory law os soon as possible. Adopted.

Bills on third reading. An act to amend an act providing for tho incorporation of towns. Passed. An act concerning deeds of assignment by debtors to'preferred creditors. Laid onthotrblo.

An act authorizing County Auditors to call meetings of tho Boards of Commissioners when necessary. PassedJoint resolution compelling tho Auditor of State to Biuronder tho bonds to tho Free Banks which have suspended specie payment, on presentation of their bills. Passed. f Oh motion of Jfr. Griggs; tho was reconsidered, and tho Joint Rcsolu-

* Mr. Benton addressed the House yesterday on the subject of the Pacific Bailroad bill, and advocated its withdrawal from tho Halls of Congress, - and in favor of allowing it to be constructed by private enterprise. Senator Xorris, of Xc\v Hampshire, is dead—being the second Senator from that

j Further by the Canada. New York, Jan. 18. The Loudon Money market is unchanged. American stocks firm. Consuls for money quoted at 90 Jo. Tho .Vicuna Conference ‘of Austrian, French, ami English Plenipotentiaries, ! met on the 2Sth ult, and drew rep tho interpretation of their governments in reference to the four points. The Austrian minister carried the document to Gortscliakoflf, who was in company with Counts Arnhcim and Jlanteufel, as the representatives of Prussia. Tin; Austrian minister explained tho propositions’ to GortschakoO; and asked if he was prepared ' to accept them without modification or reserve. Gortschakoff replied that his instructions did hot authorize him to go bo far. His orders were only to negotiate in reference to tho lour points. A fortnight waj granted him io communicate with his government, in tho meantime. Hostilities were to continue. -Tho terms proposed were understood to bo neither hard uorhumiliUtiug. ' It is staled that.the treaty has been nctnallysignod between Franco and Aus-r tria; the former guaranteeing Austria pos-

The Speaker laid before (hcllonse the | annual report of the ■ Superintendent ql Public instruction. Ijiid.ifpbu tlic tr.ble, and 10,000 copicx Ordered to ,bc: printed. -Also a report from the Auditor, stating that there is:now-in his hands, certain iic-j cnied int. losls whidi might bo applied to I the payment of taxes, etc., if .the Leg-s- j Inlure should direct. . ; j Also,’ from the same, slating. that lliC; amount of tbc swamp lands absorbed by ' patentee- to pmchasers,' has fbeen to the 'IVeasnrer 88,100,50; to the Auditor 8S,109,50; also answers' to certain ether inquiries. Referred toJudtda;y-Coramit-tes, Villi instructions.. , A' - k y'.v The Speaker laid before the House a communication from die Audi tor lhnt ii is not ■ in his opinion* possible, to'obtain the information desired upon the,expenses of Corirts of Common Pleas- dming the.present sa>aion. V Laid .ba the table, , By Mr. ; Many, .that the ? Assistant Clerks famish a new,desk, j adopted.:: - Resolutions. By Mr. Brnzelton to pi event smoking tn : die hall—adopted . ' > By Mr. Shanks, that it is anti-Demo-cratieto leave the hal! to . avoid voting on-any. question. —adopted. Houso adjourned till.Monday.

■ mu. . : : \ ! By Mr, Shields, an act giving certain, powers to foreijgn'corporations. By Mr. Drew, an act to amend section ; 1 of an act appointing deputies to certain ’ offices. By Mr. Jackson of Tipton, an! act to regulate title to purchasers ofi Swamp Lands. f By Mr. Richardson, of St Joseph, an; act to authorize It It Companies to make | running contracts for crossing other Rail-i roads. I

j ■. Resolutions Adopted. • ‘ j By Mr; Vnuderyenter, that the Com* ’ j nilltee on Elections have die power to, jsend for ihc papers and documents in die s cose of iho contested scat of Mathes • and | -Glenn. ; - . v ’ • *. By Mr. Brookshire, as to theexpedi- 1 . cncy of . amending the school law so as to exempt colored children from paying for; tuition. Adopted. . i i By . Mr. Tarfcingtou, instructing, the I , Committee on Education to report a bill ’ amending the school law so as to retain in the counties when collected, all moneys' , obtained for school pnrpbscs. ’ ! i By Mr. Jackson, of Tipton, requiring';a report of the decisions of die Supremo j * Cqnrt where laws have been declared nn- ' constitutional.' 1 . By Mr. Mansfield,requiring tho report * ( of a bill providing for theestablishment' ibf aHonso of.Kefugc. | : Jptni dieioltUions ' By. Mr. Hawthorn, -In Ration to the election of U.H. ,Senator. I By Mr. Jackson of Tipton,* ; asking .Congress topatenVSwnmp Lands.donated to the Slates.’: ? . '■ ‘ •

' Frida v, Jan. 19,1855. Senate—Mr. Shields from the committee on Elections reported in favor of Mr. i Mathes in the case of the contested scat Jof Harrison county. ■ j A motion to concur gave rise to a projtractcd debate as to the legality of the evidence admitted before tlio committee. It was contended that the Clerk hail tio authority to issue papeis to Mr. Mathes, On motion of Mr. Tarkington, tlio further, consideration . of the subject was 1 postponed, and the report made the spo1 dal order; for Tuesday. ' ; ! Mr. Spann reported back the rcsolu- | lion as to Iho ’expediency of repealing : tlio Militia law', it considering it irioxpe-j ‘ diont to itneal said law. ■ 1

BILLS IXTBOUUCEt). ■ . j By ur. Kills,'to amend to 4lh section ; of an act aaUmrizing the construction of, plank roads.- * ! ; • - I By Mr. Hcrycy, to authorize county I | Auditors j> convene county boards iu | eases of etncigencics/ ; ‘ , , - J , By Wheeler,.fixing and’ cxioudiug: time of hotline; Marshall Circuit Couits. j , BySir. Ktmlahakor, to amend aa act, for the appraisement of strays and drift. ’ [ By Hr. Sidwcll, to regulate County Auditor’s fees. ‘ By lho samc, io. anlhorizo Plank and Macadamized roads to sell and dispose of their roadsl or. parts thereof. v j By nr. Martin, concerning conveyances' mid other Writings# and die use of seals, j By Mr, IIII Iyer, to aalhq.izc township; J assessors to ’ correct errors' in the assess- \ meat of real estate. ’ , ’ By Mr. Shanks, io authorize master | commissioners to take, acknowledgments! of deeds,: mot .gages, dee. . v -, , •/ By Mr. McClure,' to repeal the 5th j section of aA act to authorize. rail roads 1 to consol idale. their stock with that of.’’ oilier roads in this.or. other Steles., ,, •’ | . By iir. , Si tnlnbaker, concerning' the 1 manner of cmpshncliug petit jui ora.,; -;T

! : / AFTEnXOOX. 8ES810S. ‘ ur. Hu3stcttd; ; introduced a bill to amend section 80S of an ■ net to revise,; abridge and: simplify .tho practice,‘plead* lags, forms, Ac,, in Gonrls of the State,/. V . WLI.S ONTIIiaD nSADlXG.. / To amend section 303.of an aetto rc : vise, abridge, and simplify the rules, practice, pleadings, forms, Ac., in Courts in SUiis Stoto. . Fassed.j, A bill relative to indexing records.— j jl*asse>l, V .■ .*. : ‘ A - ■ i -To amend sections ‘ 1 and 4. of an act for tho incbrjjoralion of cities. Passed, i To amend section 407 of an act ro.re-i vise, abridge and simplify tire rules, prac* j tree, pleadings, forms, Ac,, in Courts , of this Slate.. Passed. A bill, authorizing County. Agrien’to* ral Societies to hold real estate. Passed. A Seriate bill to establish the office of j Attorney General was read a second time Jand committed’to tho Judiciary Com-j jmitloc. ■ • t

• „ By Air. Alcnificld, that iho, Committee . on Accounts and mileage, bo instructed (o report’'a bill amending tho yircreiu law. • upon the subject. of mi !cai,e.—-}o->t j By Air. Test; that a selcct' commiucc ’ be'hppbinicd of one from each Judicial Circuit with a similar committee ro lie 1 appointed by\hc Senate to report a bill >or bills, abolishing some of tho IConr'.s ‘of Common Pleas; ami creating:ton ditional Circuits,-' with-. .power to hold three ienns' a year," and irun.sact • biiriness I now confined ' to ihe t'oiiit. of Common Pleas, and that ibis resolution be communicated to the Senate and- their con-currence-asked. ? - .-I . [/. d::, t Messrs. Test, Cla.k, of- Bn-dr, "and j Murry, contendcd tliat the Mil;.; ies of our . Common Pleas Courts, ’ are not .srflicichl I tb:comm:ind iheialeht that is rwjniredby • the, county*—They also’contended *h.U ,it would materially lessen ibe expenses of • the State, •! * : ; - ■: ! • After a longlhy discussion; by Alcssrs. < ;Tcst, AInny ami Clark of Bush, >in the! iaffirmative, ami’Mr. Hudson,on ihoneg-| ’ aiivc, the resolution was lost. j By Sir. F razor,, to levy a lax snfticicn t ; to’maintain'schools mx months iii u year. .' Ayes 41; Noes 40. -

j IbtiAution* introduced. j By Mr. Cotton, os lotho expediency | of districting the several ■ townships into school districts, ‘ and tho erection of oik litis lee in each and the; assessment. of. ■ township taxes., adopted. _ X ,... >-■ ‘ ’ ’ . By Mr. Beach, that 8000 coniei of the report of tlie Insane • A e»y! anb ltt printed [for the ■ use of the Superintendent.;, adopted.. ■ , ■; ■; ' ■} • ' '..V 1 ByMr. Landes as to rcdndng.riie fees of Coimty Glerks, Aadfturd,- and Tfcasnrcr*.. Lost. • v ‘ *• - | By Mr. Essex, to Inqtd.c of Jhc .Goy- ' ornor, whether the office! of Steve. Agent "can hot abolished without injury, to the State. -Lost. ’ J • ■ b. . By Air, King 'of Madison,' as. to I ha propriety' of amending an rici providing for ihcppchingiaud vacating highways—adopted- . ,. .. By Mr. Studaoakc.*, iiistvucring. iho j Committee on Tees and Salaries to i\-j po-i a hill to allow Ueeo.de.s only V) ccnU for recording deeds. : 1 - By Mr, Walpole, as .o die expediency of’requiring vnil.o.ul coiiijiaiiies to con* sinict good and Mifliclent t.t tie giw.ils.— ndoptod. . * . ;

By Mr. Harden, that this House will, I the Senate concurring,, go into. iHe elec- ; lion of State Agent to-morrow. Adopted. ■ I By Mr.'Weir, inquiring into tho ex pc-. dimey of. reducing County Surveyors. fees. Lost } | By Mr. Buchanan, inquiring into the | expediency of amending tho school law so os to prohibit the funds being appropriated to teach the Gorman language.—d i Adopted. • | By nr. Hadsell, inquiring into, the ex-: ipcdiency of allowing. Sheriffs" only 12 ■ cents per mile for conveying prisoners to •the State Prison; Lost ’ ’ i By xr. Ooen, disproving of tiie pnte- j ■tice of forcing party Issues on every oc- ; 'casion. Adopt&l. ’ ! j •- By sr. McFavlaml, as io tho expediency ;of allowing only 25 cents io Josuoes for jeacli entry by them. Lost - ’, ■ I By nr.' Spottswood, as to tlm expediency of establishing a Stale Nonnal, School, giving free instruction to peraousj who will obligate themselves to tcacb a! certain time in this State, Adoplal. - ’

lions was changed to an “Act” and passed. On motion of Air, Hawthorn, resolv-j cil that when the Senate adjourh it bo until Monday, Tho bill to amend sections 29,30, 31 of the school law in relation to the transfer of funds, and the time of making reports, was taken from the table and passed. The message from the House resolving to go into the election of State Agent ac two o'clock *o-day, was taken up, and on motion the consideration of the subject postponed until the 22d of Fcbruaiy,. 1 Semite adjourneu. House— Air. Aloaks, prcscntcil a petition ksking for a prohibitory liqnor law. ByMr. Hillyer, asking a ro-chartcring of the State Bank. .Referred to a select committee. By Mr. Aferiincld, relative to the des-1 ccration of ihe Sabbathf. j By Mr. llall of Lapoitc, asking a law I similar to tho *‘Alaine.Law.” 1

s ‘ • Reports of ConmilUtt. \ I By Air. Meredith, Unit the 1 lonso sub- • ■ ficn’.be for one copy of the weekly and • three of the Daily Republican, ’ * : . On motion. of Air. die word j weekly was sivuck out. ■ ’ ‘ i -The repoit as amended, was concnrreil ‘in. . "; , v,--’,f ■:= v , I

Felton of the Italian provinces. The ; London Times it, | Austria called upon Prussia to place her army upon a war footing. Siege operations from tho 12th to tho I 2Ut are unimportant. Frequent and repulses had been made, Canrobert sap officially, that on tho 21st a sortie was made against the JJritish and French lines, which was repulsed. The French pursued the Russians causing considerable loss. t On the 22d, official reports from Canrobert, slate that notwithstanding the bad weather, the siege continued; scarcely a night passed without 'some fort of the French lines being attacked, costing tho assailants dear.. The French works extend to the bottom of die Quarantine bar, the enemy wartiily disputing every inch. .Works advanced steadily. ■

A reconhoisance reports only. Pickets [ on the left bank of the Tscherhey. Tho main Russian army moved towards Enpatona. The officers of the garrison of Sevastopol are to IiaVo cadi a months fervuxs reckoned as a year, ■ , ; . 'Dio Prussian interpretation, it is said, differs but little fipm that of the' Allies. Paissia still maintains diplomatic concert with tbo AlHcs, to furnish military | co-ojMsmtion. The Prussian semi -oflu nil Journal says that Russia will not consent. Eight thousand French troops bad arrives! ill;tlto camp between the ISih and 2Ulh, besides bUicra at Constantinople, j The French ,• on dhc 22.1, had only J ,-l 00 ! wounded and 1,800 sick. | Heavy snow storms prvnilcd on the |2*2lh. ; Canrobert writes that he snail soon bc ablc to lake the offensive, «iul I make good their losses more promreiy 1 than the enemy can) _ Ho is - fnll of cualulcnee. ’ ‘

T hoalhvs on tlw 25th,’opened tKci.fm?. !Tile plan ofopciations is, that t bo In e is | to tocohtiiincu without.Nation, and is | to be'fallowed by an assault by the Ficncli •and British troops. ’ . j , A IcUtv f-Oin : the Snltah contained'. ! orders to OnicrPashaj to go im mod kite - jly to.tho Crimea, Ip concert measures J with the' alHc«l -• ; j*.'Oh (lio lOti), MciisohikojT tclcgrephs (that between'the LWlh-and 26lh, nothing 1 remarkable had occurred with the exa-p-. jtibn of sorties, jOh the 21st, in which c.’cv* ienollicersaml Unrty-thrcc >oldk‘Vs were [taken p/tsspnchi, anil awmsiderable immIbeivfciJicti. Both armies-were pnp.;W:;g hssanll.lbc .sonih side. On tlio ' cOHsitUider.tblc i oiu foixuincnts lire I reached" Odessa. ■ Admiral Dumbs and ILinielin were ::t Constantinople, Pa llicir way home. Ad-. minds Lyons and Bnet were to lake command of'the ileclsA

SwrrzEnLAST).-—The now Jiniistry is tlihs composed: Farreo, President; Draey, Minister of Finance; Raeff, of Post, Office; Howmc, of War; Nusieger, of Commerce. A draft of a treaty with the . United States had been presented to the Federal Council, and requested ratification.. Private dispatches from Berne, oa Uio 27th, said that, the British Charge had addressed the Federal Council, for permission to enlist soldiers. , The Swiss Council, it is said, mode ft formal refusal; stating that Switzerland would maintain absolute neutrality throughout. Austria has made a cessation of Austrian railways to French Capitalists for 200,000,0(W francos, , A Russian Imperial manifesto was issued on tbq 26th, calling on the nation to make every sacrifice for tho war. Additional revenue- was to bo raised on salt and tobacco. Tho export of furs from Poland was forbidden. The latest telegraphic news announces threatened disturbances at Brcssin and Verona. The theaters were ordered to bo closed, and : all pqbliq assemblies were prohibited.' * ." J4 "‘